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Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels shout slogans during a rally in support of the group and to protest Saudi Arabia's accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam's holiest site, Mecca, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

Iran-backed Houthi rebels warn against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen's growing civil war

10:01 AM on Sunday, September 20

A senior official with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels is warning countries against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s revived civil war

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends at Fenix, the FdI youth festival, in Rome, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (Valentina Stefanelli/LaPresse via AP)

Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools, and cap foreign students in classrooms

8:56 AM on Sunday, September 20

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she’ll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban face burqas and niqabs in schools

People line up to vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrey Bok)

Russia wraps up first wartime parliamentary election with Kremlin dominance all but assured

6:47 AM on Sunday, September 20

Russia's first wartime parliamentary election is ending, with little opposition to President Vladimir Putin's policies

FILE - A mockup of President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch stands at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, June 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck, File)

Trump says his planned arch would become a 'military complex' able to host drones and snipers

5:15 AM on Sunday, September 20

President Donald Trump says the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a “top grade military complex” able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition

FILE - A sign indicates the director's office of the Alaska Division of Elections, March 19, 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Alaskans will decide fate of ranked choice voting system after chaotic end to state's primary

4:31 AM on Sunday, September 20

Alaska’s primary revealed some of the headaches related to a major change in how voters select their candidates

FILE - Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks during a primary election night event, Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Republican Mike Rogers courts Michigan Democrats and Trump voters as GOP hopes to hold the Senate

4:28 AM on Sunday, September 20

Republicans are trying to win an open Senate seat race in Michigan, and nominee Mike Rogers is stepping up his appeals to some Democrats

A Chevron station displays its gas prices on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, on Eastern Avenue in Las Vegas.(Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it's an 'inexpensive price to pay' for the Iran war

4:25 AM on Sunday, September 20

Voters across the nation say skyrocketing gas prices are causing financial hardships for their families

Members of the Israeli forces stand guard near the site of a shooting attack that, according to Israeli officials, killed one Israeli near the settlement of Neve Tzuf, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

An Israeli is shot dead in the occupied West Bank, and other Mideast developments

2:50 AM on Sunday, September 20

An Israeli man has been fatally shot in the occupied West Bank and the suspect was detained

A customer holds an ice cream cone outside of a Mixue store, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Sunnyvale, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Fast food from the US and China catches on in both countries

2:03 AM on Sunday, September 20

China and the United States are divided on many issues, from tariffs to Taiwan

Macron and Carney to hold talks on strengthening Canada-France economic and defense ties

1:38 AM on Sunday, September 20

French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney are meeting to deepen economic and security ties on the North Atlantic archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Flame and smoke is seen rising from Moscow's oil refinery in the south east of the city following a largescale Ukrainian drone attack, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (UGC via AP)

Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including 'largest ever' attack on Moscow

12:23 AM on Sunday, September 20

Russian officials say Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds targeting Moscow

Russian citizen line up to cast their vote for Russian parliament elections at the Russian embassy in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic German state election defeat

11:52 PM on Saturday, September 19

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections including a historic defeat for his party

FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 14, 2026. (Kenny Holston/Pool Photo via AP, file)

Trump used to slam China. Here's why he's now rolling out the red carpet for Xi

9:02 PM on Saturday, September 19

When Donald Trump ran for office a decade ago, he called China a menace to the U.S. economy

Longtime AP Florida politics reporter Brendan Farrington dies at 60

3:29 PM on Saturday, September 19

Brendan Farrington has died at 60

FILE - Rep. Abdullah Hammoud, D-Dearborn, speaks during a campaign rally in Dearborn, Mich., on March 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Michigan city defends itself against accusations of favoring Muslim holidays over other faiths

12:12 PM on Saturday, September 19

The city of Dearborn, Michigan, says its diversity and welcoming nature are to blame for a lawsuit accusing it of favoring Muslim holidays over the holidays of other religious faiths

FILE - Elor Azaria escorted by his mother arrives to Israeli military court on July 30, 2017, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, Pool, File)

Israel's president pardons a combat medic whose shooting of a Palestinian attacker caused debate

11:42 AM on Saturday, September 19

Israel's president has pardoned a combat medic who shot dead a badly wounded Palestinian attacker a decade ago

Protesters attend a far-right groups' protest against immigration and asylum policies, in The Hague, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mouneb Taim)

Dutch riot police break up far-right protest in The Hague after violence erupts

8:50 AM on Saturday, September 19

Dutch riot police have dispersed several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague after violence has erupted

This combination of photos shows MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardne, from left, CNN Senior White House Reporter Betsy Klein and Politico White House reporter Cheyenne Haslett near the White House complex after all were denied entry to the White House and had credentials confiscated following President Donald Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photos/Jose Luis Magana)

MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban

5:33 AM on Saturday, September 19

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been denied access to the White House

Young people cheer after the opening of the 191st Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept.19, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Munich’s Oktoberfest roars to life as the mayor taps the first keg

3:47 AM on Saturday, September 19

Munich's Oktoberfest has kicked off with the city's mayor tapping the first beer keg, marking the start of the 191st edition of the festival

Ballot boxes are seen at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Donetsk, in the Russian-controlled part of the Donetsk region, Ukraine Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo)

Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war

9:12 PM on Friday, September 18

Russia’s parliamentary election for the first time is being held in Ukraine’s regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago

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